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Writing Your Project Specifications - 29 Jul 2023

An overview of how to write quick specifications for your DIY project

If you’re making a DIY electronics project that will be in use for long periods of time, it’s probably a good idea to build it with something a bit more permanent than breadboards and jumper wires. There are a couple different ways of doing this, such as using perfboards that function in the same way as solderless breadboards, but let you permanently solder all your components in place. If you want something a bit cleaner looking or if you want to make the project more compact, you can also make a custom PCB for your project. Designing a PCB from the ground up can be a seem like a daunting task full of potential pitfalls, but with the right preparation it can be a fairly straightforward process. This series of tutorials will walk you through the process of designing a fully custom PCB from the ground up, starting with writing specifications for your project and ending with a fully assembled (and hopefully functional) PCB.

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Recipes

These pages aren’t built using the same build system as the rest of the site, so I can’t automatically pull out the most recent recipes (yet). Instead, here’s a direct link and some of my favorite recipes:

Chicken Pot Pie

A fairly simple chicken pot pie recipe. It’s a little involved and needs you to make a roux, but if you have chicken and pie crust prepped and ready to go it’s not too bad.

Football Sandwiches

Also known as funeral sandwiches, these are simple little sandwiches made with Hawaiian rolls, ham, cheese, and a mustard based sauce. These come together really fast, and are great (albeit kinda messy) finger food.

Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti with a creamy sauce made from eggs, Parmesan, and bacon. Very rich, very filling, and not too hard to make. You just have to watch the timing so that you don’t end up with either raw or scrambled eggs by mistake.